Date archive for: November 2008

Recently I realized that I don’t hate PHP, as I thought for many years, I just hate people who code in PHP. And before lynch mob starts knocking on my door, let me elaborate.

PHP requires minimal learning curve to get in and whip together a small website (props where it’s due). Unfortunately, the ease-of-use has one major flaw that is a root cause of my frustration. Way too many people, who shouldn’t be allowed to use the computer for any other purpose than to play solitaire, start coding in PHP. Without any previous exposure to programming. Without any knowledge of basic theory. Without a clue. And they like it. And what’s worst of all, they often succeed in their first endeavor. And they crave for more.Continue reading global $issues